AllAfrica News: TuberculosisAll Africa, All the Time.http://allafrica.com/tuberculosis/http://allafrica.com/misc/tools/rss.html15AllAfrica News: Tuberculosishttp://allafrica.com/static/images/structure/aa-logo.pnghttp://allafrica.com/tuberculosis/en-usSouth Africa:New Tuberculosis Drugs Are More Effective and May Be Less Toxic. Why Are They Still Unavailable?http://allafrica.com/stories/201710160157.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710160157.html[Daily Maverick] The start of 2017 saw concern over a sharp increase in the rise of drug- resistant TB in South Africa. TB is killing millions each year. Last week, Médecins Sans Frontières published promising early data on the use of two new TB drugs, delamanid and bedaquiline, among patients living with drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. But availability remains the biggest concern.Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:59:41 GMTNamibia:Multi-Drug Resistant TB Drugs' Side Effects Can Be Controlledhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710160944.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710160944.html[New Era] Windhoek -A recent study titled 'Optimizing the safety of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis therapy in Namibia', by Evans Sagwa, showed that side effects occur frequently in patients treated with current second-line anti-TB drugs.Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:00:14 GMTZimbabwe:Tackling TB Through Music, Dancehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710120495.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710120495.html[The Herald] Despite his eloquent voice and exuberant theatrics on stage, deep down under, Progress Chipfumo is still smarting from survival scars, vestiges of an ailment onslaught and is now a man on a mission. The determined Afro pop musician, a survivor of the tuberculosis, which nearly put him off the musical scene rails nearly a decade ago is set to launch an ambitious plan whereby he will be spreading awareness of the disease through music. The lingering thoughts about 2008, the year when he was diagnosed with thThu, 12 Oct 2017 11:47:29 GMTAfrica:Global Fund and the Union Deepen Partnership to Fight TBhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710120349.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710120349.html[Global Fund] Guadalajara, Mexico -The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, also known as The Union, announced a partnership agreement to deepen their shared commitment to end tuberculosis as an epidemic.Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:02:01 GMTAfrica:WHO Director Acknowledges Achievementshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710090857.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710090857.html[The Patriot] World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti said despite many challenges that Africa faces there have been milestones that each and every country has achieved. She said there is still need for trained staff in different areas of each country, with only 11 countries in Africa meeting the threshold. She said this is not because there are no health practitioners as there are those who have graduated but are not working.Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:18:39 GMTMalawi:Uncooperative Miners Hampering TB Fighthttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710070184.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710070184.html[Malawi News Agency] Mzuzu -Health officials in Mzimba have bemoaned that uncooperative small scale miners are hindering efforts in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) as they work without protective wear.Sat, 07 Oct 2017 19:04:07 GMTNamibia:Prevalence of TB Among Adults to Be Measuredhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710040710.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201710040710.html[Namibian] THE health ministry, in collaboration with primary stakeholders under the guidance of the World Health Organisation (WHO), is to measure the prevalence of TB among the adult population of Namibia.Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:29:38 GMTEritrea:Tuberculosis Prevalence On Declinehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260203.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260203.html[Shabait] Asmara -Sister Natsinet Gebreyohanes, head of TB and Leprosy Control in the Ministry of Health branch in the Central region, reported that owing to the integrated effort and sustainable awareness raising programs the prevalence of TB has been reduced by 90%.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:18:31 GMTNamibia:Woman Keeps Going Despite Paralysishttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210745.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210745.html[Namibian] About seven years ago, Martha Campbell (47) started losing control of her body below her waist because of "TB of the spine", doctors told her.Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:00:48 GMTBurkina Faso:Global Fund Board Approves Transfer of Funds Within the 2014-2016 Allocation to Burkina Fasohttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709200957.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709200957.html[GFO] The Global Fund Board has approved the transfer of ? 2.6 million from within the 2014-2016 allocation to Burkina Faso. The funds are being transferred from a TB/HIV grant and an RSSH grant, where they were projected to remain unused, to a malaria grant (BFA-M-PADS) to cover a significant gap that has materialized in the malaria program. The Board was acting on a recommendation from its Grant Approvals Committee (GAC).Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:01:10 GMTSouth Africa:Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa Unveils Vuyo Mbuli Empilisweni HIV and Aids and Orphans Care Centre in Ndevana, 17 Septhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709140508.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709140508.html[Govt of SA] Deputy President Cyril to visit the Eastern Cape on SundayThu, 14 Sep 2017 11:26:50 GMT